Roja Parfums Burlington 1819 EDP

Description

Burlington (full name Burlington 1819) marks five years of Roja's flagship boutique in London's Burlington Arcade, named for the year the arcade opened. It opens with a vibrant citrus-mint burst spiked with ginger and rum, then dries down into patchouli, cashmere wood and tobacco. Reviewers place the drydown closer to Roja's own Tygar than to the Guerlain Homme comparison the opening suggests, and flag the cumin note as a love-it-or-leave-it element some find "sweaty."

Scent Character

• Fresh: 25%
• Sweet: 22%
• Spicy: 20%
• Woody: 18%
• Smoky & Resinous: 15%

Translation: a fresh-spicy-sweet opening settling into a warm, resinous woody base. (The disclosed notes contain no agarwood. The smoky-resinous slice comes from cashmere wood, labdanum and benzoin.)

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Grapefruit, Mint, Lime, Bitter Orange, Mandarin Orange

Base: Tobacco, Ambergris, Oakmoss, Ginger, Cashmere Wood, Rum, Patchouli, Cedar, Musk, Cumin, Benzoin, Labdanum, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Saffron

Note: Roja hasn't disclosed a separate heart accord for this release. The top notes transition directly into the base.

Performance

• Longevity: moderate, roughly 4–6 hours on skin.
• Sillage: moderate, close-to-skin after the opening.
• Projection: 1–2 ft initially.

Best Occasions & Season

• Spring and summer. The mint-citrus opening is built for warmer weather.
• Everyday and leisure wear.
• Note: the cumin note is polarizing. Sample before committing if you're sensitive to "spicy-skin" accords.

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Perfumer: Roja Dove
House: Roja Parfums (London)

Try Before You Commit

Sample Burlington before committing to a full bottle: 1mL from $10.99.

100% Authentic

Every Roja Parfums bottle and sample at Venba is 100% genuine. We've filled 200,000+ orders with a 4.9★ Trustpilot rating, offer free US shipping on orders $100+, and back every purchase with hassle-free returns.

FAQ

Is it men's or women's?
Unisex, though it wears traditionally masculine.

What's that "sweaty" note reviewers mention?
Cumin in the base: it's a deliberate, spicy-skin accord some love and others find too animalic. Sample first.

Does it contain real oud?
No. The disclosed notes contain no agarwood; the resinous depth comes from cashmere wood, labdanum and benzoin.

What's the longevity?
Moderate, around 4–6 hours.